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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Cordoba or Puerto Iguazu?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Cordoba for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Cordoba’s own page.

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Cordoba 14, Puerto Iguazu 5: Cordoba leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Puerto Iguazu 28: Cordoba leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Puerto Iguazu 9: Cordoba leads by 72 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Puerto Iguazu 14: Cordoba leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 50 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Puerto Iguazu 33: Cordoba leads by 53 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Puerto Iguazu 54: Cordoba leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba 38, Puerto Iguazu 17: Cordoba leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Puerto Iguazu 48: Cordoba leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Puerto Iguazu 7: Cordoba leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Cordoba leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cordoba and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Cordoba
Best match
52match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CordobaPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaPuerto Iguazu
Official languageSpanishSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation120 m162 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaPuerto Iguazu
City population323,26254,903
People per km²258-
Museums within 10 km160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

Where else could you go?

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.